30 Sep

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 40 Day 273 \ Ave. Sky Cover 5% \ Visibility 10 miles Flagstaff Today 73° \44° 
Wind 4mph \ Gusts 7smph  Air Quality Fair
High Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire 28mi \ Nearest Lightning 89mi
Sep Averages for Flagstaff: 74° \ 42° (5days of moisture)
 

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Weekly Observations

19-30

International Women's Commerce Days

25-10/1 
Banned Books Week

National Chimney Safety Week 
National Fall Foliage Week  
National Keep Kids Creative Week 
Remember to Register to Vote Week 
Sea Otter Awareness Week  
World Hearing Aid Awareness Week

30-10/9 

International Sand Sculpting Championships Link

Daily Observations

Ask A Stupid Question Day Link 
Blasphemy Day  
Link

Chewing Gum Day

Hot Mulled Cider Day 
Hug A Vegan Day 
International Podcast Day 
Link

International Translation Day Link
National Love People Day 
Link

National Mulled Cider Day
 Link
Recovery Day
Link
Support Purple for Platelets Day 
 Link  
Vegan Baking Day 
Wrigley Chewing Gum Day

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Enjoying another nice fall day.

I had a nice lunch with Mary. Mike was busy packing as they are headed for Phoenix later this afternoon. Good food, good conversation.

The Maricopa County Attorney says she will prosecute violent crimes, fentanyl, and other public safety threat and will not prosecute women who seek an abortion.

Ian brought wind over 150mph. I lived in Boulder for college. Wind off the flatirons could be very strong…the strongest was in the early 1970’s while I was living in Williams Village high rise dorm. I was on the sixth floor. Wind a little over 100mph hit campus. I saw bicycles that hadn’t been locked slide along the sidewalk. I saw a couple of young people who fell and slid along the sidewalk. I remember seeing news footage the next day of Williams Village swaying in the wind. I can’t imagine 150mph wind.

The State Dept. is warning that men in Russia with dual citizenship may be drafted to fight in Ukraine. What a mess.

It is getting harder and harder to believe the news stories. Forbes listed the richest 400 and Donald Trump was number 343. The news does not paint that picture of him.

Favorite Memes

 




 

 



 

Superstitions

Walking Under a Ladder

This one has a morbid beginning. Back in medieval times, ladders were associated with the gallows where people were hanged. A person who made the mistake of walking under a ladder was believed to be facing their own death by hanging in the near future. There was also the belief that because people were hanged from the top of the ladder, the area underneath was haunted. 

US Facts

Mayflower descendants

Experts estimate that around one in 10 Americans could be a direct relative to one of the 102 pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620.

Historical Events

1452 – Johann Gutenberg published his first edition of The Bible.

It was completed by 1456.

1641 – America’s first “Annual fair” was held in New Netherlands (Now New Jersey/New York area).

1927 – Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season, a record that stood until 1961.

Birthdays Today

91 – Angie Dickinson, American actress

“You can’t stop the aging process. There’s only so much oil you can put on your body. I’ve always just tried to go with my age.”– Angie Dickinson

87 – Johnny Mathis, American singer

@86 – Deborah Kerr, Scottish-English actress (d. 2007)

@72 – Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother’s Day (d. 1905)

@70 – William Wrigley, Jr., founded Wrigley Company (d. 1932)

65 – Fran Drescher, American comedic actress

“Sometimes people come into your life for a season and other times for a lifetime.”

– Fran Drescher

61 – Eric Stoltz, American actor,

“I don’t want to see the zipper in the back of the monster suit. Like everybody else who goes to the movies, I want to believe the monster is real.”– Eric Stoltz

@59 – Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, screenwriter (d. 1984; OD)

“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.”– Truman Capote

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”– Truman Capote

51 – Jenna Elfman, American actress

40 – Lacey Chabert, American actress

@25 – Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968; OD)

  

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I retired in '06--at the ripe old age of 57. I enjoy blogging, photography, traveling, and living life to it's fullest.